[TG] Black Screen of Death Not Caused by Security Updates

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usapatriot

Discussion Starter · Dec 2, 2009

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As suspected, reports earlier this week claiming that recent Microsoft security patches cause systems to boot up to a black screen have been proven as false. Microsoft confirms that any such issues have nothing to do with their patches, and that these black screen issues are not widespread among Windows users. The security company Prevx which identified this problem earlier has now issued an apology to Microsoft. I'm making a special point of highlighting these facts, because several readers asked me why I did not post about this issue earlier. The simple answer is that I do not post unsubstantiated and/or sensationalist stories on this site.

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xxicrimsonixx

· #2 · Dec 2, 2009

Never happened to me yet, and I am running the RTM

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BenRK

· #3 · Dec 2, 2009

There were black screens of death?

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JoeC

· #4 · Dec 2, 2009

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Originally Posted by xxicrimsonixx

Never happened to me yet, and I am running the RTM

^^ Same here.

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liermam

· #5 · Dec 2, 2009

Yeah, I actually updated my windows 5 minutes after reading the article that accused security updates in the first place. It was a nice reminder, heh.

Mad props to the writer of the article for this:

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I'm making a special point of highlighting these facts, because several readers asked me why I did not post about this issue earlier. The simple answer is that I do not post unsubstantiated and/or sensationalist stories on this site.

Our news section here at OCN needs a healthy dose of whatever that guy is having.

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BlackHoleSun

· #6 · Dec 2, 2009

I have seen the dreaded KSOD before. Man does it suck, and the work around was such a pain in the butt that I just ended up doing a nice new fresh install.

The client who this happened to installed two antivirus programs at once. I'm not sure if that also contributed to it, but I know that two antivirus programs at once is bad news. Never happened to me before though, through multiple installs of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Maybe I'm lucky?

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Mygaffer

· #7 · Dec 2, 2009

Prevx software sucks. Its almost like malware in terms of how hard it is to remove.

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lokster

· #8 · Dec 2, 2009

prevx = malware

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Mach 5

· #9 · Dec 2, 2009

"The simple answer is that I do not post unsubstantiated and/or sensationalist stories on this site. "

But the BBC does hahaha

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Originally Posted by liermam

Our news section here at OCN needs a healthy dose of whatever that guy is having.

Not necessarily, I like reading rumors on here before they have been confirmed. What some of OCN needs to do is to start reading whole articles before posting like hysterical school girls.

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Riou

· #10 · Dec 2, 2009

I have gotten the black screen of death on Windows 7 RTM a few times before. It happened on one of my laptops and on my other desktop. My problem seemed to stem from sleep (S3) issues.

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